Small centre speaker
Discussion
Have relocated to the g/f's house - and although we've now setup a "media" room - there is an issue with the location of the centre speaker.
I currently have a Monitor Audio GS-LCR, which is excellent. But the TV is already a bit higher than I want (it has to go on a unit in this room) and hence there is no space for the speaker. I tried putting the speaker vertically next to the TV - but it obviously makes dialog sound like it's off to the left, which annoyed me.
Currently, the speaker is on the floor in front of the unit that the TV is sitting on. It works very well - but............ I'm not sure it will remain there when the g/f sees it.......
I did try switching out the centre speaker completely last night - the difference was much more significant than I expected - even though I have front speakers which are better than the GS-LCR - so I don't want to do that.
Since there are plenty of sound bars about, I figured there must be loads of small centre speakers too - but searching online seems to suggest I'm wrong. With the current setup, there is only about 10cm under the TV - I could maybe raise the TV a bit, but not my much so I am a bit limited in what will fit there.
Any suggestions? Or shall I just take the : "I'll move the speaker elsewhere when it's not being used" approach?
I currently have a Monitor Audio GS-LCR, which is excellent. But the TV is already a bit higher than I want (it has to go on a unit in this room) and hence there is no space for the speaker. I tried putting the speaker vertically next to the TV - but it obviously makes dialog sound like it's off to the left, which annoyed me.
Currently, the speaker is on the floor in front of the unit that the TV is sitting on. It works very well - but............ I'm not sure it will remain there when the g/f sees it.......
I did try switching out the centre speaker completely last night - the difference was much more significant than I expected - even though I have front speakers which are better than the GS-LCR - so I don't want to do that.
Since there are plenty of sound bars about, I figured there must be loads of small centre speakers too - but searching online seems to suggest I'm wrong. With the current setup, there is only about 10cm under the TV - I could maybe raise the TV a bit, but not my much so I am a bit limited in what will fit there.
Any suggestions? Or shall I just take the : "I'll move the speaker elsewhere when it's not being used" approach?
OutInTheShed said:
Try it behind the TV?
This is actually the solution I'm going for. I couldn't - because the cheap stand I bought for the TV has legs sticking out the front so there's no space behind the TV.But I ordered a more useful stand earlier and i think the speaker will work behind, even if it means tilting it down and cranking the centre volume up
When you say ‘switching out’’ does that mean unplugging it?
If you do that you must change the speaker configuration in the AVR so it knows there is no centre. It will then reproduce the centre dialogue through the other front speakers. If you just unplug it without doing that then you will just lose all centre sound and that will sound terrible.
Putting it behind the tv is a terrible idea too.
A phantom centre can be fine. I do that in my lounge and it works perfectly well. Funnily enough it was the exact same centre speaker that as you that I couldn’t place that made me do it. I’m guessing you have a pair of gs20 floorstanders and if so they will do perfectly well in a phantom centre scenario.
If you do that you must change the speaker configuration in the AVR so it knows there is no centre. It will then reproduce the centre dialogue through the other front speakers. If you just unplug it without doing that then you will just lose all centre sound and that will sound terrible.
Putting it behind the tv is a terrible idea too.
A phantom centre can be fine. I do that in my lounge and it works perfectly well. Funnily enough it was the exact same centre speaker that as you that I couldn’t place that made me do it. I’m guessing you have a pair of gs20 floorstanders and if so they will do perfectly well in a phantom centre scenario.
Douglas Quaid said:
When you say ‘switching out’’ does that mean unplugging it?
If you do that you must change the speaker configuration in the AVR so it knows there is no centre. It will then reproduce the centre dialogue through the other front speakers. If you just unplug it without doing that then you will just lose all centre sound and that will sound terrible.
Putting it behind the tv is a terrible idea too.
A phantom centre can be fine. I do that in my lounge and it works perfectly well. Funnily enough it was the exact same centre speaker that as you that I couldn’t place that made me do it. I’m guessing you have a pair of gs20 floorstanders and if so they will do perfectly well in a phantom centre scenario.
Switching out meant leaving it connected but configuring the amp with no centre.If you do that you must change the speaker configuration in the AVR so it knows there is no centre. It will then reproduce the centre dialogue through the other front speakers. If you just unplug it without doing that then you will just lose all centre sound and that will sound terrible.
Putting it behind the tv is a terrible idea too.
A phantom centre can be fine. I do that in my lounge and it works perfectly well. Funnily enough it was the exact same centre speaker that as you that I couldn’t place that made me do it. I’m guessing you have a pair of gs20 floorstanders and if so they will do perfectly well in a phantom centre scenario.
If putting it behind the TV doesn't sound ok, I think I'll get a stand and simply move it in front of the unit when I need to. It's not the main TV anyway and for occasional use I think that will work
Edited by davek_964 on Thursday 11th May 19:19
Edited by davek_964 on Thursday 11th May 19:20
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